Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 06:26 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , intentional connectors At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Jim Collins just pointed out that great leaders in his research had the character strength of humility and those who fall could be described as having hubris.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 27, 2010

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. I’d like you to think back to three major or difficult decisions you had to make over the past year and review how did you make them? Good To Great.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Values such as work ethic, excellence and open-mindedness can be cultivated with practice. Jim Collins described the humility of Level 5 leaders in Good to Great and how it often came as the result of a life threatening event or religious experience. Humility is not easily developed when you have wealth, power and/or status.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people. Collins makes an important distinction with regard to the people in an organization: you need to get the right people.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior. Set clear policies.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Review what you once did correctly and how your competitors failed. Be ethical. ” Judy Collins (1968). The take-back for business is to grow in consistent fashion, sustaining the down times with realistic activities. I recommend that organizations periodically revisit their earlier successes. Learn as you grow.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

But equally important is character, by which I mean solid ethics and especially the ability to inspire trust. general management, human resources, supply chain, you name it — that I have heard about through our recruiters or by word of mouth. By "talent," I mean three things. So I began a practice I've kept up to this day.

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